Comments on: Bass Amp EQ for Beginners

By: Mike Ippersiel

Mike Ippersiel — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:58:15 +0000

Hey Perry,
Horns can be part of the problem as well – cranking the high end can add a lot of ‘noise’ to your signal. The type of music that you list doesn’t sound like you’d need a lot of horn, you’d want more of a solid foundation. I generally start with the horn in the flat position and see how it sounds – if for some reason you need to hear more highs to distinguish certain notes, then add some horn – otherwise if it ain’t broke – don’t fix it. I wouldn’t be that surprised if you end up disabling the horn entirely playing Motown stuff. It’s hard to say without knowing the cabinet you’re playing through: a 1×15 or a 1×18 might need a little horn, a 4×10 or 2×10 might give you plenty of highs without enabling the horn at all. I hope this helps and thanks for visiting Bass Guitar Rocks!

By: Perry C

Perry C — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:33:20 +0000

Mike – Great article. Last night I played a gig and found my sound either too booming or too low. I now know that I’m not using the mid frequencies as I should (and that probably because I tinker with my sound either in rehearsal settings or alone on stage. Playing with the group on stage changes your sound drastically in relation to others. One aspect you didn’t cover was bass horns. On my Line 6 amp I can turn them on or off. Any advice . BTW – our group plays cover Motown, Oldies and Classic Rock. Thanks…P

By: Mike Ippersiel

Mike Ippersiel — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:58:22 +0000

The Dude – if I understand you correctly, the YB15 is a bass amp and you’re concerned that plugging a guitar into it might damage the bass amp. From my experience – you have nothing to worry about; bass guitar amps are built to handle and project the lower frequencies as effectively as possible. A typical guitar won’t put out anywhere near as much low end…just more high end – especially if you use distortion. I have yet to hear of high end ‘ruining’ a bass amp. Having said that – the YB15 is only 15 watts – so I would proceed cautiously – if you’re always playing with the amp cranked ‘to eleven’ you’ll run the risk of it overheating and becoming damaged. Hope this helps!

By: the dude

the dude — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:44:11 +0000

Hey mike just wondering is it safe to put an eletric guitar into a yamaha yb15 amp because I don’t want to break my amp

By: Tshewang Tamang

Tshewang Tamang — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 03:11:18 +0000

hey thank you very much for the insight ..really helpful.. will use them tomorrow on my gig keep on posting